Résumé

World War I in France induced many women to enter the labor force after the war, a shock to female labor that persisted over a century. I rely on this historical shock to women's working behaviors to explore mechanisms that underlie the process of cultural change. I build a measure of attitudes that is consistent across time and space by using legislative behaviors of French deputies on gender-issues bills throughout the twentieth century. Preliminary results indicate that the war had an enduring impact on attitudes toward gender roles.

Référence

Victor Gay, « Shocking Culture. The enduring impact of World War I on attitudes toward gender roles », IAST Lunch Seminar, Toulouse : IAST, 6 novembre 2018, 12h45–13h45, salle MS003.